Chocolate Layer Cake

* Exported from MasterCook *

CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/4 c Sugar
1/2 c Cocoa
1/2 c Water, boiling
1/2 c Shortening
2 Eggs
2 ts Vanilla
2 c Cake flour, sifted
1 t Baking soda
2/3 c Buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine about 1/2 cup
sugar with cocoa and boiling water, and cook over a
low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is
glossy. Cool.

Cream the shortening and eggs with the remaining
sugar. Add the cocoa mixture and the vanilla. Add the
dry ingredients and the buttermilk alternately.

Bake in 2 greased layer pans at 350 degrees F. for
30-35 minutes. You can also make this as a
single-layer cake. Just bake it a few minutes longer,
as it is thicker.

NOTES:

* A moist 2-layer chocolate layer cake; this was our
wedding cake. Yield: serves 8.

* Frost the cake with your favorite frosting; we used
chocolate mousse filling.

: Difficulty: easy.
: Time: 30 minutes preparation, 1 hour baking and
cooling and frosting. : Precision: measure the
ingredients.

: Aviva Garrett
: Santa Cruz, CA
: Excelan, Inc., San Jose, California, USA
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